epilepsy

This article was originally published on The Medical Cannabis Community, and appears here with permission. CBD is being used more and more to treat Epilepsy. Learn why. In Memory of Charlotte Figi October 18, 2006 – April 7, 2020 Read the original Article on The Medical Cannabis...

A research team at Garrahan Children’s Hospital, a public pediatric research hospital in Buenos Aires, Argentina, completed the continent’s first clinical trials on CBD. The study adds overwhelming evidence of the compound’s efficacy in treating refractory epilepsy in children....

Cannabinoid-based drug maker GW Pharmaceuticals PLC- ADR (NASDAQ: GWPH) CEO Justin Gover told CNBC's Jim Cramer the company's approval to market Epidiolex across Europe is a "historic milestone" for the field of cannabinoid science. European Approval Epidiolex is the only CBD-...

Zogenix, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZGNX) peaked nearly 30 percent in Thursday's pre-market session after management released positive top-line results from its second pivotal Phase 3 study of ZX008 in Dravet Syndrome. The trial met primary and secondary endpoints and demonstrated statistical significance...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of GW Pharmaceuticals PLC (NASDAQ: GWPH)'s epidiolex therapy for the treatment of seizures was expected — and reinforces the bullish case for owning the stock, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch.  The Analyst Bank of America'...

Marinus Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: MRNS) is a developer of ganaxolone, a therapy intended to treat patients with a rare genetic disorder, and initial data is "looking good," according to Ladenburg Thalmann. The Analyst Analyst Michael Higgins initiated coverage of Marinus...

Shares of GW Pharmaceuticals PLC- ADR (NASDAQ: GWPH) were halted Thursday, ahead of a Food and Drug Administration vote on the company's cannabis-derived drug Epidiolex. Trading resumed after the FDA advisory panel voted unanimously in favor of approving the medicine for the treatment of two...

Shares of Zynerba Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: ZYNE), a specialty pharmaceutical company that focuses on developing and commercializing pharmaceutically produced transdermal cannabinoid treatments, traded higher during Monday's pre-market session but then sold off after the opening bell. The...

Zogenix, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZGNX) shares jumped another 5.6 percent Monday morning after exploding higher by 172 percent Sept. 29 in the wake of positive data on anti-epileptic drug ZX008. Shares of GW Pharmaceuticals PLC-ADR (NASDAQ: GWPH) plummeted 9.6 percent last Friday as well, and dropped another...

The month of August has been hard one for cannabis drug stocks. After Zynerba Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: ZYNE) reported a pair of disappointing trial results in its Phase 2 STAR 1 and STOP trials, respectively, the company’s market cap went up in smoke to the tune of a more than 50 percent...

Shares of Zynerba Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: ZYNE) lost more than 58 percent of their value Monday morning after the company reported disappointing results from its phase 2 STAR 1 clinical trial for its adult epilepsy treatment. Zynerba is one of the largest cannabinoid-focused pharmaceutical...

Zynerba Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: ZYNE) reported Tuesday its second-quarter results along with a series of updates concerning ongoing clinical trials and when investors can expect top-line data. Zynerba was expected to release phase 2 STAR 1 trial data of its ZYN002 for the treatment of adult...

Shares of Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) were little changed after the company said it will appeal a $106 million fine by the United Kingdom's competition regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). According to The Wall Street Journal, Pfizer was slapped with a £84.2 million...

Oppenheimer has downgraded Marinus Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: MRNS) to Perform after the company's first Phase 3 epilepsy study for adult focal onset seizures failed to meet its primary endpoint. Even though company indicated there were certain sub-demographics of better responders in the greater...